Suharto
Subtitle: Indonesia's Last Sultan
By: Keith Loveard.
Publisher: Horizon Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9789810414788
Subjects: Soeharto, 1921-; Indonesia -- Politics and government -- 1998-
Other titles: Indonesia's last sultan
Description: Suharto was one of the world's most enduring rulers -- some say dictators. If he was a dictator, he was in many respects a benevolent one. He offered Indonesia a deal, by which personal freedoms were restricted in return for a share in economic advancement. Ruling in many ways like a traditional Javanese sultan, Suharto fell from power when he could no longer deliver his side of the deal. With the economy in collapse, a people who had been tolerant suddenly decided it was time for change.
Notes: Includes index.